Life, 1917-02-15 · page 25 of 42
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The main illustration depicts a woman standing outdoors while a man sits nearby. The caption reads: "Pull down your skirts, Isabel." / "That's all right, mother, I'm not a bit cold." This is a satire on changing women's fashion and social attitudes circa 1910s. The joke relies on the generational conflict between a concerned older woman (likely the mother) and a younger woman (Isabel) who is adopting shorter skirts—considered scandalously immodest by Victorian standards. The mother's fussy concern about propriety contrasts with the daughter's casual indifference, suggesting the younger generation's rejection of restrictive social conventions around female dress and behavior. The cartoon mocks both the mother's anxious moralism and the daughter's modern defiance.
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PULL DOWN YOUR SKIRTS, ISAREL.” THAT'S ALL RIGHT, MOTHER, I'M NOT A BIT COLD.” a profuse use of thees and thous giving its language a Biblical tone. The manage- ment has given “The Wanderer” the benefit of the splendid staging and a cast of notables including Messrs. James O'Neill, Charles Dalton, William H. Thompson, William Elliott, Lionel Braham and Sidney Herbert, together with the Misses Florence Reed, Nance O'Neill and Beverly Sitgreaves. It is un- usual to find so much celebrity combined in one company, and evidences the fact that the management was willing to be extravagant in the salary expenditure as well as in the cost of the physical pro- duction, The combination of setting and cast is artistically worthy of different dramatic material, but for commercial Purposes this arrangement of a Bible story is as attractive as something of more complex dramatic interest. “The Wanderer” is quite worth see- ing as spectacle and particularly in its demonstration of one phase of life in the palmy days of Jerusalem. It shows that in that city the police must have been even more lax than they were here in the times before Dr. Park- burst completely eradicated vice from New York. Metcalfe. Confidential Gui ae & seen Re ee Meth Astor. —*' Her Soldier Roy," with Adele Rowland and Messrs. Clifton Crawford and John Charles Thomas. Agreeable and wel presented musical play with some of its al- lusions to the war situation in Belgium not likely to seem amusing in the present circum- stances. Bandbor.—“ The Lodger.” Light, but, di- verting. mystery farce, well acted by Eng- lish company. Belasco.—Frances Starr in “ Little Lady in Blue.” A romantic comedy of the days when had wooden ships and real sailors. Wholesome and well done. Booth Mr. William Gillette in “A. Suc- cessful Calamity,” by Clare Kummer. “Notice ater. Casino.—" You're in Love.” Notice later. Century.—* The Century Girl.” This big theatre and big stage given over to a girl: and-music show of the usual type. Cohan and Harris’s.—" Captain Kidd. Jr." Clean and. agreeable light comedy with a mixture of szntiment and rural fun, Comedy.—The Washington Square Players. Four interesting and original playlets done in original fashion, Notice of the new bill will appear later, Cort.—" Upstairs and Down,” by Mr. and Mrs. Hatton, Well staged, ‘but, somewhat suggestive farcical comedy purporting to por: tray life in Long Island society. Criterion. — “Johnny, Get Notice later. Eltinge. —"* Cheating Cheaters,” by Mr. Max Marcin. Highly amusing treatment of the upper circles of exper’ criminals. Nora Bayes in matinee and Sunday eve ning performances. Rag-time in clever and diverting demonstration, Empire. — Maude |Adams in Tarrie's “A for. Cinderella.” | Whimsical and very British, but giving the star excellent opp tunity ina slavey part Forty-fourth Street 2 in moving-picture demonstration, with Geral dine Farrar as the star. Jaborate movie spectacle taking liberties with the career of Your Gun.” Joan the Woman " 269 Joan of Arc, but impressive in some of its Spectacles, Fortycighth Street. — “ The Chair,” by Mr. Bayard Veiller Drama of crime’ mystery, clever and well staged. Fulton." if" by Mr. Mark Swann. Notice later. Garetv.—" Turn to the Right,” by Messrs. Winchell, Smith and John "E. "Hazzard. Humorous study in criminal reformation, funny and well played. Globe —Laurette Taylor in The Harp of Life,” by Mr. J. Hartley Manners Agree: able’ performance of interesting play again setting forth the argument against sex-igno- rance of the young Harris.—" The Yellow unusual | drama, Thirteenth lacket "Extremely admirably performed in Chinese fashion. Hippodrome.—" The Big Show. spectacle with water and ice carnival. Knickerbocker. —Last fortnight of Mr David Warfield in revival of “The Music Master,” by the late Charles Klein. A olay and acting that stand well the wear and tear of time Liberty.—" Have a Heart Amusin comic operetta with tuneful music and clever book Little —" The by Mr. Granville Barker} Longacre—Mr. Wil * Noth. ing But the Truth,” by Mr. J. Mont- gomery. Laughable farcical demonstrates a Street man tell the truth. Lyceum.—Mr. Henry Miller in revival of “The Great Divide” Notice Lyric —" The Honor System. question in movie-picture discussion, later Manhattan Opera House. —“'The Wan. derer,” adapted from the German by Mr. Maurice V. Samuels. See above. Marine Elliott's Magic,” by Mr. G. K. Chesterton, and “The Litie Man,” by Mr. John Galsworthy. Notice later. Morosco.—" Canary Cottage.” See abov Playhouse.—" The Man Who Came Back, by Mr, J. E. Goodman. Drama of the refor- mation of a young American who had gone wrong Strong and well done. Princess.—Closed. Punch and Judy.—Closed. Republic, — Jane Cowl in “Lilac Time.” Notice later. Shubert.—" Love o° Mike.” | Musical play with the chorus feature on rather new lines, neful and well staged. Thirty-ninth Street —Emma Dunn in “ Old Lady. 31." by Rachel Crothers. Pathetic comedy of old age. Well acted and amusing. Winter Garden—"The Show of Won- ders.” More than usually legitimate enter- tainment for the t. b. m. in the fora of elaborate girl-and-music show. Rallet, Morris Dance, Mandy: 1 vone WILD AND WICKED. Lulu: YES, ME CERTAINLY WHITE SHEEP OB HIS FAMILY. MeAK E'S AWFUL AM DE comicbooks.com